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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30
TRAVELLING GUIDES.
Tho Duties and Pay OF tho Professional
Couriers OF Europe.

Tho Duties ana Fay OF tho Professional
Couriers OF Europe.
The travelling guides are called cou-
riers. Their duties require them to
speak several languages, which they
do sufficiently for the travellers pur-
pose, II not in q manner to satisfy the
critical ear. They are furnished by
agents for $75 n month, with 81 q day
for hotel expenses. railroad and other
travelling fares being at the cost of tho
tourist II the tour includes Russia,
or other countries in Eastern Europe,
where living expenses are higher. then
the courier is allowed S2 day in ad-
dition to his wages. If the tourist is
constantly in motion and exacting, tho
duties are arduous, but there arc occa-
sional partial compensations in days
when he is indisposod 10 exertion, from
ill-health or for other reasons. Most
couriers prefer travel with family to
that with single restless man or a
party Of healthy gentlemen,
some one Of whom is
always ready to 90 some
where or do something that requires
the attendants services. These trips
may be for a month or two or may last
six months or ayear Americans who
come to spend q summer in Europe
rarely speak French or any other Ian
guage well enough TO travel with any
sort Of convenience and it is this class
that have created and perpetuate the
guild of courlers. l say guild. for
guides and couriers constitute now
profession and maintain an association
for mutual aid and assistance. Per-
sons who speak French usually dis
pensc with u courier in Franco, though
they may employ one in Spain, Italy
or Germany. Some take one In each
country they visit, though the more ac-
complished ones arc sometimes engaged
for the whole of Europe as well as
for Egypt and Syria. Many tourists
never travel with guide. but X they
desire employ the local ciccr-
ones at all the important cities. A
single gentleman can travel all over
Europe without a guide. with few
necessary words Of tho language Of tho
country he happens to bc in. This Is
not always agreeable. though ho then
carries away his own impressions and
not those Of his hired companion. Tho
advantage Of u guide or courier Is that
when time Is limited It Is q matter Of
economy. Every thing wanted Is
promptly found without spending hours
In foollng for it On tho other hand.
II a person has leisure. hc viii learn
more Of country and It's people by
| going about unassisted. The European
couriers make their headquarters prin-
cipally in London and Paris. In tho
latter city alone there AFRO probably not
less than one hundred. Cor San
francisco Chronicie.
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CANADA THISTLE.
The Only Successful Way OF Getting Rid
OF This Harmful Weed.


The Only Successful Way OF Getting Rid
OF This Harmful Weed.
The Canada thistle. while subdued
somewhat by repeated and frequent
mowings is not destroyed by this
means alone. The thistle root has nu-
merous points, each one of which has
power to send up q shoot. consequent
ly while the main stock and its imme-
diate root connections are killed II
does not follow that the numerous root
points are likewise destroyed. In fact
they seldom are. and herein lies tho
secret Of the plants responsibility.
The best results are gained when the
thistles are cut in their early bloom
and before the seeds have formed; tits
also well to cut during or just before
warm rain. Experience appears to
have proven that the most effective
mode of treatment for the eX-
termination Of this troublesome pest is
to choke or smother the plants with
the ranker growth of some field crop
that overtops them and deprives their
leaves of light and air. Rye sown on
infested fields reduces thistles by its
quicker and taller growth and prepares
the ground for seeding down TO clover
and timothy, which in year or two
so preoccupies the ground as to drive
out the thistles. The mowings they
receive when the grass is cut also as.
sist in enfeebling the growth of the
thistles.. Thistles will die out in few
months II buried all the while under.
ground by plowing. Once turned un.
der deeply,-if the soil be heavy the
plowing need not be repeated for at
least ono month. In light soils it must
be done oftencr. determination of the
| plants depending on the prevention OF
any growth above ground. Never
allow the plants to form seed.
Instances arc on record where thistles
have been entirely cradicated without
losing the use of the land. but growing
crop every season. One plan is tC
make the land as rich as possible, a
least get it seeded to clover or similar
crop and by fertilizing get an early
growth so as to NOW for hay just as tht
thistles begin to show bio ON. Aftel
moving apply little stimulating fer
tilizer so as to quickly start up thu
grass, and when about ono foot higl
plow the land with plow that vii
turn all the soil; roll down and harrow
so as to cover the thistles root ant
branch. A few thistles will shov
themselves after this, but by hoein,
thoroughly with cultivator Or hand hoe
so rs to cut them all down, the fielt
will soon be cleared and by anothe
spring will be ready for almost an
crop. Detroit Tribune.
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SUMNER FANClES.
Charming Flower Elchus, Lace BERTHA
500 and New Round Hats.

Charming Flower Elchus. Lace Iserthas
and New Round Hats.
Flower fichus. deep Stuart collars
and high Medici fraises, all of small
blossoms. will be very fashionable this
summer Very pretty lace berthas are
also exhibited by French importer.
showing only delicate bordering Of
tiny lower-sprays set near the edge,
which has pointed scallops as finish,
these in delicate thread and old rose
point patterns. One of imperial point
lace of an exquisite cream tint is bor-
dered with forget-me-nots and trailing
arbutus blossoms. Another of black
Chantilly lace is decorated with scarlet
verbena and wild heather. There are
still more elaborate vests, fichus and
collars made wholly Of flowers. the
fichus coming down in point in front
where is set graceful belt bouquc,
from which fall trailing garlands Of
smilax, rose sprays and foliage. and
othcr fine greenery. For garden par.
ties there is nothing more effective and
appropriate than these floral acces.
sories added to picturesque toilet OF
tinted null over silk slip, quaint
round hat wreathed with flowers. and
lace parasol similarly adorned.
The new round hats which seem Ia
find greatest favor are those which
have medium high tapering crowns,
with brims that roll extremely high
on one side, or on both. The front OF
the hat projects over the eyes, but the
sides and back arc close and short.
Suede ecru, hcliotropc, Japanese red,
golden brown, dark green, and gray
are most extensively imported II
Milan braids, but this does not com.
plete the color list. Some of the hats
have crowns Of fancy straw. braidet
in odd waves, shell patterns. and por.
cupine points, or In open canvas de
signs, while the brlm is of plain braid.
to be faced with velvet. A natty tur'
ban hat from an English house made
of black fancy braid has the brin
faced with black velvet. Long loop
of wide black gros-grain ribbon, cdgot
with white silk cording, are arranged
at the front In cluster. and then lai,
over upon the high crown. as II a gal
of wind had blown them back. In tn,
heart Of the ribbon-cluster Is SGT al
immense oblong buckle Of cut Jet
Fourteen dollars was asked for thi
stylish but simple head-covcrlng.- IN
y Post
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A FREAK OF NATURE.
Discovery OF Wonderful Plant with
tremely Questionable Properties.

Discovery Of q Wonderful Plant with Ex-
tremely Questionable Properties.
While Sir Montstuart Duff was Gov
ernor of Madras, in India, he discov-
cred plant that has certainly some
wonderful properties. 1t has the power
Of absolutely abolishing, for tho time
being. the ability to taste sugar and to
enjoy cigar This may oil DO ac-
complishod by chewing for few min
utes the leaves Of this wonderful plant
1t is not disclosed by the writer who
makes this known In tho columns Of
Nature, and who Is burdened with tho
name Of W. 7. Thiselton Dyer, wheth-
or thore is any injurious effect result
ing from the chewing Of these leaves,
but as none arc referred to 1t may be
taken for granted that 1t Is
harmless. Further experiments es-
tablish the fact that after chew
ing the leaves Of this plant the
power Of the tongue to appreciate the
taste of sugar was destroyed for ltwen-
ty-four hours, that gingerbread tasted
became more like tho lemon and limo
than the delicious fruit 1t Is. and that
quinine tasted like chalk. There are
other possible flayors which this p,ant
NAV countoract. and further expor.i.
ments with Il will be watched with
interest What we demand Of nature
| Is not that We be robbed Of the power
| TO enioy tho bliss that lies In the dain-
ty caramel and succulcnt molasses
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WARRENTON--1rains Nos. 60, 81, 81, 55, ,68.
50, connect daily to and from Warrenton.
FRANKLIN DIvIsIoN-( Daily except Sum
day). Leave Rocky Mt. 7:i0 q m. Arrive Frank
lin Junction ll:l0 n m. Leaye franklin June
iion 1880 d m. Arrive Rocky Mount 1880 IN.
GoRDoNsvILLE-Trains leave Orange for
Gordonsville ll:5Sn m. daily, and 2:30 p m and
900 p m. daily, and S:i5 o m, daily, except
Sunday. Returning, leave Gordonsville for
Orange 0:l5 M, 1885 p NJ, and 4:20 p m, daily.
and 1l:00 O m, daily, except Sunday.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trains No. 80 and 81. Pullman Buffet
Slcepers between New York and Atlanta,
via banville.
On trains No. 81 and 53 Pullman Buffet
sleepers between Washington and Mont
gomery, and Washington and Augusta, via
Danville.
4 ON trains No. 81 and IS Pullman sleepers
between washington and Louisville, Char
lottesville and Cincinnati.
On trains Nos. 81 and so Pullman Buffet
sieepers between Washington and Memphis
via Lynchburg.
On trains Nos. 55 and SO Pullman sleepers
between washington and New Orleans, via
Lynchburg and Ke nnesaw Route.
Through tickets on sale at the principal
stations TO all points. For rates or rinforma-
ton apply 10 any agent OF the Company, or to
J.s. B. THOMPSON, A. GA: :,
Sol. HAAS. Traffic Manager. -
JAS. L. TAYLOR, @. p. A.,
Junezs Washington, d. O.
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A DELICATE QUESTION.

Partisan Advocates Decide That q Hus.
band May Open His Wifc's Letters.
The Partisan advocates discussed the
delicate question: "Has q husband a
right to open his wife's lcttersp'' at
their last conference, and they decided
that he has. A journalist who has
consulted several extra legal lumina-
ries on the point finds them. with q
single exception, in substantial agree
ment with the lawyers. An "enlight-
ened priest" whose name is not given,
answered that the doctrine of the
church was that the "husband Is mas
tor in the house." and that he had,
therefore, a perfect right to open his
wife's letters. M. de Prossense, tho
leading Protestant pastor in Par
is. was somewhat less afiirma-
tive; though, as regards wives
who had any thing to fear from tho
exercise Of the right he supported the
decision of the barristers, while in the
case of q good wife he could not SEQ
howl 1t mattered either way. Alexan-
der Dumas, looking at the question
from the historico-ph philosophical stand-
point contendcd that what VIC know
Of the relations of Adam and Eve in
the Garden Of Eden clearly establishes
the right of the husband to inspect his
wife's correspondence. Mime. Peyre-
brune's answer was also in tho affirma-
tive. though she added that the ques-
ton was of no practical importance,
as compromising letters are never sent
through the post. Nine. Adam was
the only dissentient. In her opinion,
the husband who opened his wife's let
ters was nothing more nor less than q
blackguard (gowat). ST. James Ga
sette.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30
OLD CARL. puNpER.
He Tolls the Police Sergeant q Prett
Good Story OF p Fly.

He Tolls the Police sergeant Pretty
Good Story OF p Fly.
"WellP' queried Sergeant Bendall as
Carl Dunder slipped into the door yes
terday and tip-tocd MP u the desk.
Sergeant / like to shpeak a leetle. :"
go ahead. / Isuppose another back
county has been heard from" ~
"If vhas in a back county dunno.
Dere vhas some put-oop shob on me I
like to tell you aboudt"
"T'm listening"
"Vhell. dis forenoon o man comes in
my blace und says vhas Carl Dunder.
Ivhas. alright. Mr.. Dunder. 1 like
to show you some scientific matters.
vhas told you vhas man who goes
after sciencea good deal. All great
mans like something's det has science
and philosophy in him."
"Wcll, you bit, Of courseP"
dot pleases me. Sergeant. und der
man sat down py der t9ble undt take
oudt three cards and pegin to toss 'enl
about so, und so. und 50. One of dose
cards vhas der shack Of hearts. HI
says der philosophy vhns to see If your
eyesight vhas good Ipelief he call Il
optical science" i
| "And how was your eyesightP"
"vhell, l keep looking so close a,
nefcr pefore. I watch Idot shack O.
hearts, und when hc fiys pick hin
oudt doan' haf no troubles. I picl
him oudt twice, und deil der man say
may pc haf a sqmnt after all Vhell
l guess not. May pc not, but 20,
can't pick oudt dot shack Of hearts n,
moro. can't, ehp I@pllst pet 70,
fife dollar / can! Who'll being yo,
vhas so sure, / take dot bet. Put 90,
dot money. We talk like dot, und
put oop my fife"
"What greenyw
"VheH, maybe Ivhas. / try to picl
out der Shack OF Hearts. but he doan
be aroundt any more. Ityhasde Ac,
J Of Spades. ehp MIR. Dund6r. told yol
maypc you have some sIiuint in you
: eye. Optical science yhas "a grea
thing. 1t vhas my advice dot you con
{ suit some doctor. Maype you haf
> cataract in your eye. t'ood-pye, MI
, Dundcr. I shall cali fAgait poort
: quick. Philosophy vhah spocl bi
\ thing that can't let ua alone"
"And he took your fvSS
4 mot dot calming! wen he want
q to go oudt ! take hinrpy NJ collar un
a mop some floor nit thispq Y, nid plac1
: his two eyes. uhd knock i nose loos,
, und poorly soon he gi lae twent
9 dollar to lot oop on him, bkdt un
y he goes oudt" f
o "You don't saYip
II Sergeant, vlas / Isoqic county?
v .i-'.Not mucli',,' ~ = ~ q : 3 2 J, ~
d ''vhas psome groenhornpn
!; mo, sir.
t "Thanks! Ivhas some science un
, philosopher. If you hear of any pod
r who vhas looking for great man sen
0 'em around; Office hours der Same
It usual "-Detron Free Press.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30

Strictly speaking, with the tip of
the tongue one really can't taste at all.
If YOU put small drop Of honey or oil
of bitter almonds on that part Of tho
mouth, you will find. no doubt to your
great surprise, that it produces no ef-
feet of any sort; you taste it when it
begins slowly to diffuse itself. and
reaches the true tasting region in tho
middle distance. But II you put q lit
tie cayenne or mustard on the same
part you will find that 1t bites you inn
mediately, while II you put It lower
down In the mouth you win swallow 1t
almost without noticing the pungency
of the stimulant.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30
FULL OF FUN.

"A little fellow, three years old.
who had never eaten frosted cake.
asked at the table for piece Of "that
cake with plastering on it"
Two prominent men met on Gen.
trail street this morning, and at once
came to blows. They both had very
bad colds --LoweH Courier.
An old darkey near Milledgevillc.
Ca, has thirty-six children, and when
they all get big enough to rob hem
roosts he expects to have to move.
"A woman woke her husband dur
ing tho storm the other night. and said:
81 do wish you would stop snoring.
for / want to hear it thunder. Otago
Witness.
Lord Of the Household John,
you put too much coal in the furnace.
1t is hot enough to roast an OK. Didn't
you know that nobody is in the house
but I?'
THE barrel of the toy pistol Is
maker of graves" exclaims an excited
exchange. Why not call 1t a bier-bar-
rel. for short, -Biaghamton Republic-
an.
Writing letter is, to many pco-
pie, an irksome task; but it isn't half
so irksome as it is to hear q lawyer
reading your letter aloud five years
afterward in open court. Journal Of
Education.
-Chappie-"Haw. Cholly, how
feelP" Cholly-" Immense. How youP"
Chappie-"Firs clawss. How's headP"
Cholly-"I Immense" Chappie-"Haw.
naturally" Cholly-"Haw."
Nov, children" said country
mother who was going out 'bo real
good while I'm away, and be sure you
don't go near the churn where 1 hid
them nut-cakes. Detroit Free Press.
| -"What have you been doing to-
day" asked q young man. i've
been watching mother darn clothes"
replied the lady, and the young went
off wondered why her mother needed
Watching darn close.
The way it's DONE
How doth the little boodlo bee
| Improve each shining minutef
ny ca'ening on 70 every scneme
--Vash,noton Cr,tic.
In school The teocber t.kes ont
bis wotch "As we have a few minutes
before we close YOU can ask any oues-
ton you wish. y One little kid comes
forward. .Teacber. what time Is II
please p',--san Franeisoo Caroniole.
Rohbv was verv mncb ;n,nressed
bv Tho m;r;stor n church n a. nan WAS
mada - dr... sNs.'m ~ ss,d ssta,. ]
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AS Aaron True. AZ Clarke O.

---As Aaron True, Of Clarke, Can, !,
was going through tho woods the other
day, accompanied by his dog. which is
part collie, part Newfoundland. he
came suddenly upon a big gray wolf.
The dog at once tackled tho beast, and
for half an hour the battle ragged; but
finally the dog got throat hold and
strangled the wolf
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30
THE LOVE OF MOTHER.
10 h the Same In ANY Language, and Good
In All Languages.

ia Ah A.hk ku1kens
We were at railroad junction one,
night waiting few hours for a train
in the waiting-room, in the only rock
ing-chair, trying to talk a brown-eyed
boy to sleep, who talks great deal
himself when he wants to keep awake.
Presently freight train arrived, and 0
beautiful little old woman came in, es.
corted by German. and they talked
in German, he giving her, evidently, a
lot Of information about the route she
was going. and telling her about her
tickets and baggage-check. and occa-
sionally patting her on tho arm. At
first our United States baby, who did
not understand German, was tickled to
hear them talk, and he ''snickered" at
the peculiar sound Of the language that
was being spoken. The big man put
his hand to the old lady's cheek and
said something encouraging, and a
tear came to her eye and she looked as
happy as queen. The brown eyes OF
the boy opened pretty big, and his face
sobered down from its laugh, and he
said:
Papa, it is tho mother"
We knew 1t was, but how should a
four-year-old sleepy baby that couldn't
understand German tell that the lady
was the big mans notherP We asked
him how he knew, and he said:
"Oh, the big man was so kind tc
her."
The big man hustled out; we
gave the little, old mother the rocking
chair, and presently the man came in
with baggage man. and to him he
spoke English. He said:
"This is my mother, and she doe!
not speak English. She is going t.
Iowa, and I have got to 60 back on the
next train, but want you to attend t.
her baggage, and sec her on the righ
car. the rear car, with a good seat nea
the center, and tell the conductor sht
is my mother. And here's n dollar fol
| you, and I'll do as much for you
mother some time"
The baggage man grasped the dolla
with one hand, grasped the big man
hand with the other, and looked at tn
the little German mother with an ok
preston that showed that he had
mother, too; and we almost knew tina
the old lady was well treated. The
we put the sleeping mind-reader on
bench and went out on the platforr
and got acquainted with the big Gei
man. And he talked Of horse trading
buying and selling. and every thin
that showed he was a live man, read
for any speculation, from buying
yearling colt to a crop Of hops or bal
ley, and that his lifc was very bus
one; and at times he-was full Of har
work, disappointment and rough road,
but with all this hurry and cxcitemen
he was kind to his mother, and W
loved him just little, and when, afte
a few minutes talk about business, h
said: "You must excuse me, mu.
60 into tho depot and see il my mothe
wants any thing" we felt like grasl
ing his fat, red hand and kissing it.
Oh, the love of mother is the same |
any language, and it is good in a
languages. Brooklyn Eagle.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30

Governor Church, OF Dakota, tolls
this story: A year or SO ago, when l
was making journey into tho Black
Hills, tho train stopped In tho prairie
and looking out saw a solitary house.
Tho conductor chanced to come along
and asked who lived there. THAT, :"
said hc. ais whore Mr. lives and
prints his paper" There wasn't an
other house within hundred milea
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30

"A visitor to the penitentiary at
GAINESVILLE, o., while casually looking
through the institution last week. dis
covered in one Of the prisoners a broth
er Of his who had run away from home
at the age Of seven years, and was sup
posed by tho family to have been
drowned.-M o. Times Democrat.
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tpaily except Sunday.


At Roanoke Nos. 2and connect with Shen
andoah Valley Railroad: No. has Pullman
Sleepers to New York without change Via 8.
v. Railroad and Harrisburg. gl
ATLYNCHBURG Nos. 2and 4 connect with
Virginia Midland Railroad for Washington
md the East.
Virginia Midland Railway leaves Lynch
burg daily. at sos O m, and 3 90 p IN. Pullman
Palace Sleepers from Bristol through TO
Washington on both trains, yia Lynchburg.
without change.
AT TPETERSBURG Nos. 2&4make connec-
tion for Richmond, arriving nt Richmond
1928 p m, daily. and $40 p IN daily. except
| Sunday.
Meeting with BAY Line steamer, leaving Nor
| folk daily except Sunday for baltimore at
| co. and with Old Dominion forNew York ON
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and
Saturday and with N. Y. p. y N. railroad, dab
| ly, leaving Norfolk at G.U, IN.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-30

--Itis said the use Of domestic rails.
ins made from the Muscat grapes ia
considerably, affecting tha foreign
trade.
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A YEAR.

We invite the attention OF the people
Of the First Congressional District, and
especially Of Washington County, to the
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OF Scientific and other Useful Items, etc.
Compare 1t with any other country
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find that it gives more reading matter for
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in this section.
That its reading matter comprises the
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as judicious selections Of miscellaneous
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That 1t pays especial attention to local
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"rhanks! Ivhas some science und
philosopher. If fyou hear of any pody
who vhas looking for great man send
'em around; Office hours der Same as
usual! Detroit Free Press.